The June election is right around the corner and we’ve got you covered. Please join us in voting for the environment and our community on June 5. Here’s what you need to know: Vote YES on Prop 68 This is your chance to address some of California’s most important water, park, and natural resource needs....
Our Executive Director Megan Medeiros spoke at a press conference earlier this week as part of the “YES on C, NO on B” campaign. The event was covered by local news organizations, including SF Gate. The Gate‘s article, Mayor, Veterans, Environmental Leaders Come Together To Denounce ‘Senior Housing’ Proposal (5/9/18), explained our position that Measure...
We’ve already asked you to vote no on Measure B. Now, we’re asking you to help fight sprawl by voting yes on Measure C, which will also be on the June 5 ballot in San Jose. Measure B is funded by wealthy out-of-town developers and would facilitate sprawl across San Jose, including in Coyote Valley....
This weekend the Mercury News published an op-ed by San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, Mary Collins of the League of Women Voters of San Jose/Santa Clara, and Tito Cortez of the Veterans Supportive Services Agency, and we couldn’t agree more. In their article, Opinion: Why San Jose voters should defeat Measure B, support Measure C:...
We’re pleased to announce the release of our 2017 Annual Report. We celebrated many victories for local wildlife and nature in 2017, from permanently protecting 30 acres of habitat in Coyote Valley, to ensuring the plan for Bedwell Bayfront Park protects wildlife habitat, to working towards wildlife-friendly fencing in Los Gatos. Check out the full...
On June 5, 2018, San Jose voters will have the opportunity to vote NO on Measure B. Measure B, also known as the “Evergreen Senior Homes Initiative,” would facilitate residential sprawl citywide—including in North Coyote Valley. Please join us in saying NO to sprawl and NO on Measure B. What Would Measure B Do? If...
by Paul Ledesma, Legislative Advocate On February 27, the San Jose City Council approved the “Climate Smart San Jose” plan. This plan represents the City’s roadmap for local action to reduce the impacts of Climate Change. Committee for Green Foothills and other environmental groups worked to have the plan include a reference to the role...
Thank you to those of you who turned out for last Tuesday’s town hall meeting on Climate Smart San Jose. We now need you to help us get the Climate Smart San Jose plan across the finish line. On Tuesday, February 27, at 1:30 p.m., the City Council will be voting to approve the plan. Let them...
If you were at San Jose’s State of the City event last week you probably caught Mayor Sam Liccardo’s address. During it he gave a shout out to Megan and Committee for Green Foothills, and more importantly, to protecting Coyote Valley: “I mention our ambitions for Diridon Station for an important reason: our sustainability –...
Jim Zito, Jeremy Barousse, Robert Reese, Daniel Reyes, Wesley Lee, Rose Herrera (former San Jose Vice Mayor), Bonnie Mace, and all of the other residents of District 8 in San Jose who have been leading the effort to oppose the Evergreen initiative, are people who give us hope. The Evergreen Initiative, would threaten much of San...
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